Chapter 91: Things in the World

Because he was thinking about going to Tongzhou, Cao Yong changed his clothes and ate a few bites of breakfast and left the yard.

Outside the second gate, Zhuang Xi was wearing a bamboo green robe and a thousand-layer cloth boots on his feet. His waist was straight and he was very elegant. He was completely an old scholar who was well-read in poetry and books. Behind him, the slightly cramped Wei brothers were followed.

"Sir, early! Brother Wei, second brother Wei!" Cao Yong smiled and said good morning to several people.

Zhuang Xi nodded as a gift, and then looked at Cao Yong from head to toe a few times. Seeing him dressed in outings, he asked, "Young Master is planning to go to Tongzhou?"

This "Young Master" made Cao Yong stunned. Since Zhuang Xi entered Beijing, he has always held the etiquette of a student, and Zhuang Xi also has the posture of a teacher. He talked to him about his homework every now and then, and he usually called him "Yinger".

When Cao Yong went to Tongzhou, he decided to listen to the confession of the two gangsters last night. He wanted to find clues, and maybe he would find something. Judging from the appearance of the Wei brothers, it must be Zhuang Xi asked them out of them.

"Yes, sir, I plan to go there and take a look!" Cao Yong replied.

Zhuang Xi frowned slightly, trying to say something, but saw a servant coming not far away without saying anything.

The servant came to report the matter. The housekeeper Cao Zhong knew that Cao Yong was on vacation today and asked someone to come to the second gate to ask if the old man wanted to leave the mansion and whether he needed to prepare horses and carriages.

Before Cao Yong could speak, Zhuang Xi ordered the servant to go down to the horse house to prepare two fast horses.

After the servant left, Zhuang Xi turned his head to the Wei brothers and said, "Did you all remember what I said just now? Go to the money house to ask a few questions first. If you withdraw a thousand taels of silver, you will have some impression of it. If the money house has nothing to gain, ask about the wealthy families near Tongzhou to see if there are any people who have recently sold land and raised a lot of money! However, remember one thing, that is, you cannot compete with the yamen runners of Shuntian Prefecture. If you know they have gone, you should withdraw."

"Yes! I've written it down, Mr. Zhuang!" The two brothers of the Wei family agreed.

Cao Yong was stunned by the audience. Why did he seem to have nothing to do with him? He looked at Zhuang Xi in confusion: "Sir?"

"After reading these years, you should understand what the explanation is 'The son of a thousand gold, but you can't sit in the hall'! Not to mention that Tongzhou is a place where evil people come from. If you go so rashly, wouldn't it be the same as the other party's wishes? You shouldn't be able to figure out such a simple truth!" Zhuang Xi said with a serious expression: "Although you are young, you are very responsible for your daily behavior. Why are you so reckless now?"

A series of questions left Cao Yong speechless.

The Wei brothers watched Cao Yong grow up. Although they called him "Young Master", they had already treated him as a son and nephew. Before returning to the mansion in the early morning, Cao Yong said that he would go to Tongzhou the next day. The two felt that it was inappropriate and dissuaded him several times, but there was no result. Seeing that Mr. Zhuang was so reasonable, they all responded.

Wei Hei said: "What the sir said is reasonable. Those targets are the young master. If they look at them, they may suffer a loss if they go like this!"

Wei Bai also advised: "Yes, young master, you have to take into account the constable Shuntian Mansion outside the mansion. The young master went there like this. If a few clever ones followed, then we would be suspicious about what happened last night!"

Everyone said this, why did Cao Yong go to Tongzhou alone? He had to nod and let the Wei brothers go. At the same time, he felt a little relieved. He didn't have to go to school or investigate the case, and he seemed to have nothing to do.

Seeing that Cao Yong was not as calm as before, his eyes were a little confused, Zhuang Xi thought of the group of killers mentioned in the Wei brothers' narrative. Although the Wei brothers did not specifically talk about the fight, Zhuang Xi was not a fool. Since he could draw a sign from the other party, the possibility of being a living person was very small. Cao Yong was a noble young man who grew up in the house. How could he have ever seen the scene of fighting and killing? I was afraid he was scared.

As for Cao Yong's murder, Zhuang Xi never thought of it. He probably wouldn't believe it even if the Wei brothers mentioned it. There is no way. Cao Yong's appearance is too deceptive, and no one can tell him or her to murder.

"If you have nothing to do, accompany me out for a cup of tea, this teahouse in the capital will be different!" Zhuang Xi's expression became kind, as if the old man with a serious expression just now, who was not like him.

Cao Yong could not leave Tongzhou, and he had time to go, so he responded casually.

*

The two left the mansion, but they didn't ride horses, and walked towards the front door.

It’s a sunny day today, the sky is blue and the sun is transparent and clear, making people’s mood brighter.

Because they came out early, it was not until Siyu when the teachers and students arrived at the front door (9 am). There were not many pedestrians coming and going on the street, but the shops on both sides of the road opened the door to welcome guests.

The teahouse that Zhuang Xi took Cao Yong to was called "Ruyunxuan", and it was located on Qianmen North Street.

Cao Yong thought that there wouldn't be many people drinking tea early in the morning, but he didn't expect that the seats inside were half full. Some people had bird cages on the tea table, and it seemed that the birds came straight after they slipped in the morning.

The two entered the teahouse, found a seat to sit down, and asked for a pot of Pu'er.

Cao Yong came out so leisurely for the first time in half a year in Beijing. After taking a sip of hot tea, he felt calm all over. Although the taste was not as good as at home, he had a leisurely and leisure interest.

After sitting for less than a quarter of an hour, someone shouted loudly at the teahouse guy: "Come here, come here, what's going on? Why didn't the Three Kingdoms start today? I heard the critical moment yesterday! I'm so impatient to wait!"

After hearing this, the people from other seats agreed, and some said, "Yes, yesterday I was talking about Zhang Fei making a big fuss at Changban Bridge, but I wonder if he scared Cao Pie?"

"There is also a white horse who will ride alone to save the master! This is really lively and seductive!" Another person shouted.

The guy smiled and said to the guests, "That's it, that's it, everyone, please be careful!"

While talking, a middle-aged man in a blue robe turned from the entrance of the stairs, followed by two young men carrying things.

There was a clearing area near the north wall of the teahouse, with a platform about three feet high and several chairs in the middle.

The middle-aged man was Mr. Shushu. He stood behind the stage and hugged the guests. The two teenagers sat on the chair on the side, one with a drum in front of him and the other with a Sanxian in his arms.

When Cao Yong looked at it, he suddenly felt strange. It turned out that the storytellers three hundred years ago were not as good as those in later generations. It seemed that they had to be accompanied by drums and strings.

Sure enough, when the storyteller started to talk, the two teenagers began to beat the drums and pluck the strings, showing the killing spirit on the battlefield appropriately. The audience in the teahouse was filled with blood and applauded. At the end, the storyteller sang a few more words, which counted as the ending:

The murderous aura at the Changban Bridgehead,

The spear was immediately wide open.

A sound like a thunderclap,

The Cao family's millions of soldiers were retreated alone.

After hearing a passage of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Yong felt much more happy, and men should be like this! Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are not big heroes, who have killed fewer people? He just killed someone who is the one who is killed. If he keeps it like this, it would be too sissy.

When Zhuang Xi saw this, he brushed his beard and said, "Go to Fushunzhai and cut into pieces of beef sauce. Let's go home?"

Cao Yong remembered that Amethyst also liked to eat that beef, so he nodded.

The two left the teahouse and walked leisurely towards Zhengyangmen.

Along the way, the Zhuangshi casually pointed to some famous shops next to the street, and said a few words to Cao Yong, either commenting on the famous products in the shop, or talking about the background of the merchants. The content he said was interesting, and he often quoted scriptures and classics and added some vivid words and sentences. It was interesting and thought-provoking. Cao Yong listened with relish, and he admired Mr. Zhuang more and more.

Just after passing Dashilan, I was seeing Suhbaru with a few followers. Cao Yong hurriedly claimed the crime to Zhuangse and rushed over to greet Suhbaru.

Suhbaru had a look of unpretentious expression and was listless. When he saw Cao Yong, he became a little energetic. He pulled him and said, "Xiao...xiao, Xiao Cao, go, drink... go and drink."

Seeing his expression, Cao Yong nodded and responded, turned to Zhuang Xi and said, "It's almost time to eat, sir, let's have a dish outside."

Zhuang Xi smiled and declined, bowed his hand to Sukhbaru and went back home on his own.

Cao Yong and Sukhbaru found a restaurant nearby, entered the private room, ordered four or five dishes, ordered a jar of wine, and drank it together.

Suhbaru seemed to have something to do, but he refused to speak and rarely ate food. He just drank one bowl after another. In a blink of an eye, a jar of wine was found, and he called the waiter to ask for wine.

Although Cao Yong knew that he had a lot of alcohol, drinking like this would be of no good health. Besides, the alcohol was so sad that he would become more and more boring. So he persuaded Sukhbaru to eat the food while using a condom to ask what happened.

Suhbaru raised his wrist and fucked the thing in the cup, with red eyes and a bitter smile, "I...I...I want...I want...I'm getting married."

Cao Yong's habitual first reaction was to congratulate him. As soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered what happened to Suhbaru Simpura. When he saw his lost look, he understood the reason for his sadness. The word "congratulations" was swallowed again and turned into an inauspicious sigh.

Suhbaru didn't even see his reaction, and just said "the grace of the queen mother", so he buried his head and drank wine like water.

Cao Yong had a broken heart in his previous life and drowned his sorrows with alcohol, so he understood Suhbaru's mood very well. Speaking of which, Suhbaru was even more helpless than him. After all, he had obtained that woman, but Suhbaru had not had the chance to win the heart of his beloved girl, and he was ruined by a marriage favor.

Thinking of the old things and thinking about the present, Cao Yong also drank a bowl of wine in one breath. Now, how can his own marriage be decided by himself? Even if his parents' orders and matchmaker's words, he can refuse to obey them, and he can bargain. What about Kangxi's marriage? Can he resist the order? Who knows that Suhbaru's today is not his future?

In theory, if you don’t have a beloved person, it is not too difficult to spend your life with a woman who doesn’t love each other. Cao Yong is not a person with emotional cleanliness. At least he respects each other as guests and does not hurt each other. But if he meets a beloved woman but cannot give his wife a title, what will he do then? After staying in the house for many years, Cao Yong knows how low the status of a concubine in this era is, and also knows what kind of turmoil a concubine may bring to a family. He will never allow such things to happen.

The two of them thought about their own thoughts and drank without saying a word. Suhbaru was full of sorrow and had a great alcohol tolerance. He soon became drunk and could not get up on the desk. Cao Yong had a good alcohol tolerance and was not as fast as his drink. At this moment, he was very conscious and had no major problems.

Cao Yong called the waiter to check out, then set up Sukhbaru out of the private room and went downstairs. Sukhbaru's entourage was sitting at the entrance of the stairs in the lobby. When he saw Cao Yong and the others coming out, he hurriedly came up to take over his master.

Suhbaru suddenly called out loudly, "Baoya..."

This sound was filled with a little depression, two points of helplessness and seven points of sadness. Cao Yong felt nervous, and several followers shook their heads secretly. Cao Yong patted one of his closest shoulders and asked them to take good care of Sukhbaru and watch them leave.

Cao Yong thought about buying the beef for Amethyst, so he was embarrassed to let Zhuangxi take it. At this moment, he thought of Sukhbaru's "Baoya". He didn't know how much Sukhbaru took in Baoya's heart, so he planned to bring some food back to Baoya and the others.

*

Cao Mansion, Bamboo Courtyard

Cao Yi was holding a piece of embroidery work, and while walking needles and threading, he was chatting with Yongjia, who was leaning on the backrest of the lock. Baoya lazily lay on the soft couch, fiddling with Cao Yi's old embroidered purse, looking bored. The little maid outside came in and said, "The uncle is coming here."

Baoya immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I can't catch him even if I go out to play. I won't take us. Look at me, he will go!" As he said that, he jumped off the soft couch and ran to the yard. When he saw Cao Yong, he went over to pull his sleeve: "Where have you gone?"

Although Cao Yong changed his clothes, he still smelled of alcohol. Baoya smelled it, frowned and pretended to be angry: "I'm going to drink! I don't call us! I should punish you!"

Cao Yong pointed to the food box held by the maid behind him: "I brought some fine snacks back, I don't know if it's right for your appetite."

Baoya's eyes lit up, and hurriedly rushed over, uncovered a food box, and said happily: "Walnut sticky, candied golden dates, chrysanthemum Buddha's hand crispy? Okay, okay, I love all these things. You have a conscience!" As he said that, he took the food box and ran into the house happily. He called the maid to carry the kang table over, put the food box on, and said to Yongjia Cao Yi with a smile: "Cao Yong has a conscience, and brought us some snacks. Third sister, you have your favorite candied horse hoof and ginger cake. And the jade bean cake that Yongjia loves the most!"

While talking, Cao Yong also entered the house. Yongjia and Cao Yi both thanked him with a smile, and then washed their hands and started to eat snacks.

Baoya ate the cake, put a piece of candied fruit, and smacked her tongue with satisfaction. Then she asked Cao Yong, who was sitting on a chair drinking tea: "Which one did you go with? Are you so leisurely in broad daylight?"

Cao Yong put on the teacup: "I met Sukhbaru." He paused and said, "I have been pointing out Sukhbaru's marriage in the palace, so I went to drink wine." After that, he looked at Baoya inadvertently.

Baoya looked surprised, with her bright big eyes open, and she looked very happy: "I don't call me such a happy event! I want him to look good! I have to make up for a drink! Which lady is the one I mean?"

Cao Yong did not expect her to react like this and shook his head and said, "I don't know... I only know that the Empress Dowager gave her marriage."

Baoya's face collapsed and she pouted: "You said you don't know?! Humph, it's really confused!! How could you know which family to marry after drinking the wedding banquet?!" Then she counted excitedly with her fingers, "The girl has already finished pointing it. Suhbaru is a little Mongolian prince again. She must be a royal family girl. I can't escape from Sister Yierha or Sister Samusu, or Yara! Sister Yongjia, do you think so? If you think about it, there is no one else..."

Yongjia wiped the desserts from the corner of her mouth with silk, and smiled without saying a word. Baoya was still immersed in her own happiness and began to excitedly think about what to give.

Cao Yong saw Baoya so happy, knowing that the fallen flowers were intentionally flowing water was ruthless, and he felt a little regretful for Sukhbaru. He thought it was better to do this, and it was better than breaking up a couple. The two of them were sad, and they just lowered their heads to drink tea.

Yongjia looked at Baoya’s innocent and sighed in her heart. She was about the same age as her second brother Yongsheng and had the best relationship. Yongsheng also had a love for Baoya and did not hide it from her sister.

Yongshengyuan rebuked his sister to praise him more in front of Baoya, and later complained to her sister that since Baoya came back from the grassland, there was a Suhbaru around him. He was mourning and could not accompany Baoya to play. He became distant and gave Suhbaru a chance in vain.

In the past few days, Baoya has always told Yongjia that he must bring Sukhbaru to the grassland. It is not that Sukhbaru helps her hunting, or that Sukhbaru gives her good things. Yongjia also knows something about Sukhbaru's intentions about Baoya.

Seeing Baoya like this, she couldn't help but think about herself. Isn't that person like Baoya? She had been filial for three years and had become more than her age. At that time, the man was probably looking for a good match and having a good marriage. Maybe she was not as good as Sukhbaru and still had a friendship in Baoya's heart. From beginning to end, did she leave some traces in his heart?
Chapter completed!